Who is setting your standards for you ?

A true story has it that one elder man  36  to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气喘吁吁) along, the team was  37 . The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself “I will 38  keep running until they quit.”

So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he 39  finally run no more. He stopped in  40 . One of the players, equally out of breath, approached him and said in a crying voice, “Boy, I am so glad that you finally stopped. 41  told us we had to keep running  42 the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 43  , on the contrary, they allow him to set  44 .

My question is this: Are you keeping  45  with somebody else in your daily life? Are you 46  people to set your standards for you? What about your standards, or  47 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life  48  you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those  49  you, or do you decided yourself just 50  you will live your life? The true is that only you are  51  to determine what your standards will be.

Set your standards too low, and you will know only  52 . But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and  53 life. For only when you  54  the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 55 , and win big success.”

Who is setting your standards?

1.A .planned          B. decided          C. hoped        D .begged

2.A. in practice       B. in order          C. in place       D. in danger

3.A. just             B. simple          C. hardly         D. nearly

4.A. would           B. should          C. could          D. must

5.A. delight          B. despair          C. astonishment    D. exhaustion

6.A. Headmaster      B. Teacher          C. Coach         D. Monitor

7.A. as long as        B. as far as         C. as soon as      D. as good as

8.A .example         B. timetable         C. standards      D. tricks

9.A. his             B. him             C. them          D. theirs

10.A. touch           B. pace             C. contact        D. promise

11.A. making         B. encouraging       C. having         D. allowing

12.A. principals       B. theories           C. principles      D. rules

13.A. way           B. method            C. technique      D. attitude

14.A. around         B. along             C. against        D. across

15.A. why            B. how              C. where         D. whether

16.A. admitted        B. educated          C. qualified       D. demanded

17.A. dishonest       B. discontent         C. uncomfortable   D. unforgettable

18.A. selfless          B. valueless         C. worthwhile      D. worthless

19.A. work for        B. long for          C. reach for        D. run for

20.A. target           B. score            C. deal           D. goal

Who is setting your standards for you ?
A true story has it that one elder man 1 to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气喘吁吁) along, the team was 2. The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself “I will3 keep running until they quit.”
So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he 4 finally run no more. He stopped in 5. One of the players, equally out of breath, approached him and said in a crying voice, “Boy, I am so glad that you finally stopped. 6 told us we had to keep running 7the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 8, on the contrary, they allow him to set9.
My question is this: Are you keeping 10 with somebody else in your daily life? Are you11people to set your standards for you? What about your standards, or 12 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life 13 you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those  14 you, or do you decided yourself just 15 you will live your life? The true is that only you are 16to determine what your standards will be.
Set your standards too low, and you will know only 17. But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and 18 life. For only when you 19 the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 20, and win big success.”
Who is setting your standards?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      planned
   2. B.
      decided
   3. C.
      hoped
   4. D.
      begged
2. 2.
   1. A.
      in practice
   2. B.
      in order
   3. C.
      in place
   4. D.
      in danger
3. 3.
   1. A.
      just
   2. B.
      simple
   3. C.
      hardly
   4. D.
      nearly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      would
   2. B.
      should
   3. C.
      could
   4. D.
      must
5. 5.
   1. A.
      delight
   2. B.
      despair
   3. C.
      astonishment
   4. D.
      exhaustion
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Headmaster
   2. B.
      Teacher
   3. C.
      Coach
   4. D.
      Monitor
7. 7.
   1. A.
      as long as
   2. B.
      as far as
   3. C.
      as soon as
   4. D.
      as good as
8. 8.
   1. A.
      example
   2. B.
      timetable
   3. C.
      standards
   4. D.
      tricks
9. 9.
   1. A.
      his
   2. B.
      him
   3. C.
      them
   4. D.
      theirs
10. 10.
    1. A.
       touch
    2. B.
       pace
    3. C.
       contact
    4. D.
       promise
11. 11.
    1. A.
       making
    2. B.
       encouraging
    3. C.
       having
    4. D.
       allowing
12. 12.
    1. A.
       principals
    2. B.
       theories
    3. C.
       principles
    4. D.
       rules
13. 13.
    1. A.
       way
    2. B.
       method
    3. C.
       technique
    4. D.
       attitude
14. 14.
    1. A.
       around
    2. B.
       along
    3. C.
       against
    4. D.
       across
15. 15.
    1. A.
       why
    2. B.
       how
    3. C.
       where
    4. D.
       whether
16. 16.
    1. A.
       admitted
    2. B.
       educated
    3. C.
       qualified
    4. D.
       demanded
17. 17.
    1. A.
       dishonest
    2. B.
       discontent
    3. C.
       uncomfortable
    4. D.
       unforgettable
18. 18.
    1. A.
       selfless
    2. B.
       valueless
    3. C.
       worthwhile
    4. D.
       worthless
19. 19.
    1. A.
       work for
    2. B.
       long for
    3. C.
       reach for
    4. D.
       run for
20. 20.
    1. A.
       target
    2. B.
       score
    3. C.
       deal
    4. D.
       goal

China needs to set absolute restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions(释放) if it is to fulfill its aim to set up a carbon market over the next five years, a cabinet office think tank said in a paper.
“It is only under an absolute emissions cap that carbon emission permits will become a scarce resource and possess the qualities of a commodity,” the State Council?s Development and Research Center said in a paper in Seeking Truth, a magazine published by the ruling party.
China has traditionally baulked(犹豫) at the idea of emissions caps either on a regional basis or for industrial sectors, invoking a key Kyoto protocol principle that puts most of the burden of cutting green-house gases on developed countries.
China, the world ‘s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has also been under external pressure to make stronger commitments in the battle against global warming .The country has been the biggest beneficiary(受益人) of the Clean Development Mechanism, a UN-backed scheme that allows industrialized countries to meet their CO2 reduction targets by purchasing certified emission reductions or CERs from low-carbon projects launched in developing nations.
However, the European Union, the biggest buyer of CERs, has said it will not accept CERs generated by Chinese projects once the first phase of its Emissions Trading Scheme ends in 2012, though projects already registered will remain valid

1. 1.

   What does China hope to do in the next five years?

   1. A.
      to cut its emissions by 45%
   2. B.
      to set up a carbon market
   3. C.
      to have lower emissions than other countries
   4. D.
      to increase both emissions and production
2. 2.

   China agreeing to limit emissions now because______

   1. A.
      they care about the environment
   2. B.
      emissions harm people’s health
   3. C.
      of pressure from other countries
   4. D.
      they want more profit for their factories
3. 3.

   How does the CER scheme work?

   1. A.
      Countries can buy the right to produce as much carbon emissions as they like
   2. B.
      All countries are required to set a carbon emissions cap and can then get certificates on how developed their environmental programme is
   3. C.
      Developed countries are allowed to produce more emissions than industrial countries
   4. D.
      Developed countries can buy the right to produce more carbon emissions from developing countries that produce less
4. 4.

   What is the main idea of this passage?

   1. A.
      Air pollution is still increasing the problem of climate change all over the world
   2. B.
      China is still resisting cutting emissions as it is necessary for the manufacturing industry
   3. C.
      China believes that it is free from meeting international standards on emissions
   4. D.
      China will need to cut its emissions in the near future in order to keep up with the international community

The Beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rural areas to both improve rural administration and ease the city's employment problems.

    The government plans to recruit 3,000 university graduates this year, 1,000 more than last year, to work as assistants to village heads or Party secretaries in suburban areas.

    People interested in jobs in Beijing's rural villages and townships can submit applications to the Beijing Municipal Personnel Bureau or online at www. bjbys, com from February 1 through March 15.

    "We hope university graduates will seize this opportunity to use their knowledge in rural villages and to start their careers," Sun Zhenyu, deputy director of Beijing Personnel Bureau, told Xinhua News Agency.

    The government has promised successful candidates a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan( $ 250) in the first year, 2,500 yuan ($ 320) the second year and 3,000 yuan ($ 385) the third year, provided their performance is up to the required standards, Sun said.

    Wang Lina, who graduated from Beijing Union University last year, was one of the first graduates to find work in the city's countryside. After majoring in industrial and commercial administration, Wang served as the assistant to the village head of Ertiaojie Village in suburban Beijing’s Pinggu District. For one project, Wang contacted people at the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences and arranged for the local farmers to receive training in strawberry planting. Her efforts paid off. The village had a plentiful harvest of organic strawberries earlier this year.

    Nationwide, about 150,000 university graduates found employment in rural areas last year, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Education.

    The ministry predicts that 4. 95 million students will graduate from universities across the country this year, 820,000 more than last year. About 1.4 million of them are unlikely to find jobs when they graduate.

    In Beijing, a record 200,000 people are expected to graduate from university this year. Less than half of them are expected to be offered jobs, according to the personnel bureau.

The underlined word "recruit "in the first paragraph probably means_____________.

    A. employ         B. force         C. encourage       D. train

We can see from the passage that_______________.

    A. once you are hired as a junior official, you can get an endlessly rising salary

    B. the government guarantee a relatively high salary for the successful candidates

    C. working as junior officials is easy but very meaningful

    D. the competition for the job as junior officials is very fierce

From the story of Wang Lina we can learn that________________.

    A. the sooner you go to the countryside, the sooner you will be successful.

    B. local farmers can get big harvests if they learn more knowledge.

    C. university graduates can also realize their value in rural areas.

D. Wang had great difficulty in helping villagers planting organic strawberries.

The last two paragraphs aim to tell us that________________.

    A. more and more graduates will work as junior officials

    B. the universities should not have so many students

    C. there are more and more graduates in recent years

    D. it is not easy for graduates to find jobs nowadays

Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

    A. Go to the countryside.

    B. Job hunting for university graduates.

    C. What is the best career?

    D. A good choice for university graduates.